Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) national general secretary Daggubati Purandeswari on Sunday sought a mandate for the party in the Atmakur byelection slated for June 23, saying that it would ensure speedy development of the ‘backward’ constituency.
Addressing a series of meetings along with party State President Somu Veerraju and BJP candidate Gundlapalli Bharat Kumar Yadav in Atmakur on Sunday, Ms. Purandeswari contended that Andhra Pradesh had not witnessed any ‘meaningful development in the last three years due to inept YSR Congress Party (YSRCP) regime’.
“The bumpy roads in the constituency bear testimony to the absence of development during the YSRCP rule. The constituency, which was represented by three Ministers in the past, remains backward. Former Irrigation Minister Anil Kumar Yadav, who hails from the district, failed to ensure the development of the drought-prone region. It is time the voters taught a lesson to the ruling party,” said the BJP leader.
